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Bankside Park

7 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.05324, -1.32425

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dunnock +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dunnock +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Gorse Weevil +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cleavers, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Vetch +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km

Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route

Cross Cotswold PathwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Grimsbury 5km ShortcutWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 5Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route5 m

Named routeRef 5Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 5Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route374 m

Named routeRef 5Length 374 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,044 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,044 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Starling · House Sparrow · Blackbird +33

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Hedgehog · Wood Mouse

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Gorse Weevil · Box Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🌿

Plants6 species

winterspring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Hairy Bitter-cress · Cleavers · Common Chickweed +1

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
CleaversGalium aparine
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,044 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Starling · House Sparrow · Blackbird +33

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Hedgehog · Wood Mouse

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Gorse Weevil · Box Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🌿

Plants6 species

winterspring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Hairy Bitter-cress · Cleavers · Common Chickweed +1

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
CleaversGalium aparine
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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